Billy Two Rivers (Mohawk name Kaientaronkwen),[3] born May 5, 1935,[1] is a retired Canadianprofessional wrestler. He began wrestling professionally in 1953 and competed until 1977. During his career, he wrestled in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada. After retiring from wrestling, he became a leader of the Mohawk nation on the Kahnawake reservation. He played a major role in blockading the Honoré Mercier Bridge during the 1990 Oka Crisis. He has also appeared in several movies.

Billy Two Rivers was trained by Don Eagle, a former World Heavyweight Champion in the Boston-based American Wrestling Association who also practiced Jiujitsu, Boxing & Fencing among other things.[1][4] When Don Eagle, also from Kahnawake, returned to the reservation to take a break from wrestling, he met Two Rivers and agreed to take him to Columbus, Ohio for training. The training lasted for two years, during which time Two Rivers increased his weight to 205 pounds while learning how to wrestle.[2]

The two of them also spent a lot of time on the mats at the YMCA in Columbus, Ohio, receiving coaching and training with a variety of Catch Wrestlers in the area, such as Red Bastien, Bob Langevin, Edouard Carpentier and Karl Gotch.